Sunday, 20 March 2011

EveningI was asked to do Christening Invitation for a joint Christening for a boy and girl, I have been mainly working on designs and not the content/colours. These are the 2 I have come up with so far, please let me know your thoughts. I love hearing the comments.

Evening AllIt has been a quiet craft weekend as yesterday the hubby decided to treat me to a trip to London and tok me to see Wicked, which was fab! if you have not already been and have the chance, go, go, go!So I made a Ferrero Rocher Topiary Tree a gift for mothers day, made as a request for "something a little different". I hope you like it.

Thursday, 17 March 2011

HelloJust another picture. I am not so sure about it but was requested a Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Themed card. I think I can do better............ I will wait and see what the requester thinks! In the meantime whats your thoughts?

Saturday, 5 March 2011

Hello AllYet another card I wanted to share with you. It is coming apparent I am not great at the whole talking thing so I may change the layout of my blog, although I still want to keep one going so I can keep track of all the things I have and will make.

Wednesday, 2 March 2011

EveningWell its been some time since I did a card or any crafting to be honest but I made this card which is my favorite by far! I hope you like it :-) Not only is it my fvourite buts its also for an amazing woman - my mum.

Here we are again, this time with a Valentines card I made for the hubby, I used the new Heart die cutters and the stamp from the craft show I went to on Saturday. I love it but not sure the husband was as impressed, it was too cute for him I think.

Afternoon AgainI recently made a card for a friends birthday, she adores cats and so I wanted to get her something with a cat on but I didn't want it to be completely a cat card, so I got the Gorjuss Decoupage kit and made this, I was very happy with the way it turned out and I think it went down well.

Wow, its been ages since I have been on here sorry for not making it on sooner, on Saturday I went to the craft show in Brighton and spent a large sum of money lol, however I found it a great place to be because there was so much choice and in Sussex I believe we are lacking in Craft Shops. I spent a good 2 hours there just wandering and looking and of course purchasing. It was th first craft sow I had ever been too and I was lucky enough to get free tickets through work so that was an added bonus. I would happily go to another :-)Now I hear you all crying out, what did you buy, so here is some pics of my purchases.

Saturday, 5 February 2011

This is the card I made to go with the baby girl nappy card, I was requested to make it Winnie the Pooh, the wording says "Pooh, have you heard the news a new baby girl has arrived. I'm so happy I feel like bouncin'. Although the picture does not do it justice I think this is one of my favourite cards I have made.

EveningHere we are again with more makes :-) This was another request make. It includes exactly the same as the boy one I made but in pink and purple. The recipient (who is the giver loved this item, which is always a bonus, and am waiting to hear how the mum to be received it :-) Lets hope she likes it too.

After seeing my first Tinkerbell card I was asked to make a duplicate for someone, there is hardly any difference but hey it means another post from me lol. I do prefer this one though, I felt more in control of what I was doing and not just throwing things together lol

Here we go again, just updating with some more makes over the weekend. I am still getting to grips with having a blog and I am not quite sure what you will find interesting or boring to be honest so whilst I am still new to blogging and craft I will just let the pictures do the talking :-)

Thursday, 13 January 2011

EveningI wanted to make a card for a special someone who helped me set up my sewing machine so I made the following up after work. The stamp is a Sarah Kay - Friends Forever (I think)The background was printed from hereThe thank you stamp was part of a set I had a while backThe ribbon was from The Works and part of a set of 5The Flowers were from hereI cut out the scalloped circle using necessabilitesI hope you like it

Monday, 10 January 2011

Well for my Birthday last year I was very lucky to get a basic sewing machine but I hadn't touched one since school and even then I wasn't paying any attention, but a friend today has given me a bit of a lesson, so I am now all set to get some practice in. Not sure what my first make will be but I have promised my mum a peg bag so I must find a simple template for one and do that I suppose and if its wonky that's all part of its character :) Once made I will post pics but as long as you all promise not to laugh lol.I have found this one I really like but just worried a little about the edge on the circle, is this easy to do?Sarah

Sunday, 9 January 2011

Good Morning AllWell this morning after sorting my craft room with labels so I know what is where I got stuck into making a card and this is what I came up with, I was adamant on using the stamp because its called Queen Charlotte and the card is for my niece called Charlotte :-) I just hope it looks okay and not too boring lol.The stamp is from Whiff of Joy, the Card was from some stock I already had, the Ribbon is from The Range (See post below regarding purchases) and the butterfly and Happy Birthday stickers were free with a magazine.I hope you like it

AfternoonWell I have been out this morning buying some new bits and pieces, so I thought I would share These are items bought from The Range

These are items from Hobbycraft - including the much wanted spellbinders :)

These are items from Ebay

These stamps (getting ready for Christmas) were from Handy Hippo (I think that's the name of the store)

Some buttons from The Eternal Maker

Oh how the hubby is going to laugh when he sees the bank balance.........not. Oh well will just have to go with the "At least I wont be paying for cards this year" line.I can see this afternoon/evening being a craft session.Sarah

A lattice notice board I made for my Giraffe loving aunt/godmother. I actually made two of these and then use satin ribbon to hang them together, but unfortunately I didn't get a picture of it like that.

Evening AllMy name is Sarah and I am relatively new to both blogging and crafting, but as I really want to make lots of gifts during 2011, I don't think there is a better way of keeping track of all I do then to publish it here. I am not really sure what else to put as my first post, but maybe you would like to know a little about me; I am 27 and live with an amazing man who I have the pleasure of being able to call my husband. He listens to me drone (in his view) on and on about all craft and then spends time looking interested when I show him my "makes". I live in a town called Arundel, in Sussex and have a dedicated craft room, well I do now, although a trip to Ikea is needed to kit it out properly :-). I don't have any kids so I am lucky enough to be able to craft when I want really.So I hope this blog does not bore you and cause you to drop of at the thought of visiting. Thank you for getting this far and I look forward to "showcasing" my makes with you all.Sarah